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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-22
Mystery Of a Large CITY.

NEW York, Dec. 17.-5Special. y
Several workmen on the new Central
Viaauct,on going to work shortly be-,
fore O'Clock this morning, discovered
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-22
100 Acres Of the Best Of Land,

two story house, splendid bank barn. s0x40 feet;
a new wagon house aud spring house, and all out
buildings necessary 9never-faillug springs OF wa
Ter on the premises to which the stock have access
is acres good timber aud acres of orchard; and
also q good sand stone quarry, quality equally as
good as the MassOn stone. VIII be sold on reason
de decs-Lw ->''' ELI b. BRADEN
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-22
FARM FOR Sale.

Farm is situated one mile east of West Lebanon
and seven miles west of AiaSsillOn on the Mlllers-
bur0 road containing
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

"Oh, what On earth shall co.. Tie is
such q good 10y, and to throw himself
away eo"'
"Wcll, if you told her your mind in the
same way you tell 1t to me don't blame
Marthy u bit for gittin' mad.'
At this j.ncture Mrs. IIcmphill gave
way to tears, until tie noise Of wheels on
the gravel outside aroused them both, and
they looked out to see Jabez and Martha
both looking very happy il The buggy
and Martha was rot i'll mourning, and
something gIittered Oh her wedding lin
ger.
"Nother father let me introduce to
you Mrs. Martha ! ,l2lphill. l hope you
Will be pleased TO form her acquaint-
asace."
"'Picascd ain't no word, Jabez," said
lis mother, who caught happy little
Martn; III her rather long arms, and the
father shook Jabez's hands like pump
handles, while he tried hard 10 speak
without tears.
After q while everything was explained,
and it was q merry Christmas dinner
to which they all sat down the next
day. Mrs. IIemphill, ST., said she was
thankful above everything that Martha
had upheld her principle, and she added
soto vocc, and saved her from that awfu,
''fambly.o
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

on vo1. Yon conld send tliem to their

uDon you. You could send them to their
poor 'crandfatlic. b1t you prefer to
shoulder the burden yourself, and destroy
all Your dreams Of happiness, and devote
al your life to them, and forget the life
long love I've had for you:"
''It is ray tlnty, JabeZ."
"And yOu are willing to sacrifice al to
them, and they may turn out ungratcful
or wickctlS and you know ne, and that |
10, c you dearly, little Martie, and always
WILL
Il can't help it, Jabez. can't see it
in the same light. ] feel IS if the hand OF
the dead lay upon ne, and / must obey.
Besides, | do it because | feel it is right.
Don't make it harder f0r me than it is,
Tabez"
''AIartie, my little wife"
~ would be very happy so, Jabez; but
| know your mother never would cOu-
sent, and l couldn't bear to ause dis
agreement III your family" 4
~ can manage that, Martie, if you will
agree to be my wife next Monday. We
will go over to Wilkesbarre to get married
there quietly, and return and settle down
at once into i new edition of Darby and
Joan. What do you say?"
Poor little Martha hung her head, and
and father were both dead, and she had
no one to advise or counsel her; all she
could do was to let him have one swift
glance from her doWncast eyes, which was
all the answer he needed,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
PETER PERKINS DREAM.
BY EMILY ARTHUR.

Inasaluch as sc have done it unto the least Of
these, my children ye have done it unto
''Therc is that liam, it is too old to sell,
and this barrel of TorEny dried apples,
and barrel of meal and one of -four,
which arc both little moldy, but still
good enough to give to the poor, and that
half barrti of sugar that the kerosene was
split il, and those two s;lclls Of rice that
has wceyils, and you might add all that
stale bread. Thcywill make = sseOd show
Ing, and | guess my namc will head the
list, for nobody else would give 50 much.
These things you can set aside, Mark, aud
Tomorrow want them carried round to
the society'S rooms with my compliments.
Aha! This viii help many Il poor family
to enjoy Il good Christmas dinner, and
Will help nc with my customers. Every
body likes Il generous man, but few Of the
brethren will make rs good q display us l
shall tomorrow. / guess III go homo
now, Mark, and, all, here are So for YOUR
Christmas. I can't afford more You
know business is slack. Well, good
ris-htf
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
ITS TOO BAD

Martha had intended to bc very digni-
Gcd ard cold, 6Na to show that she did
rot need the aiiViCc. assistance nor the
love If am Cf the Iicmphili family. after
the visit that Mrs iIeuphill had made,
and remembering all that she had said;
but i'll the presence Ct Jabcz al this heroic
resolution passed away like mist before
the sunshine, and instead of her CiSnificd
reserve She put her Two plump little hands
before her face ard began to sob and cry.
OF course JabcZ was instantly dis
trcsscd To such an extent that lie dropped
the tiasher into the charm and sprang to
Martha's side; and there he knelt, and
wiped away her tears, and smoothed the
curly teudrils Of her hair; and before she
knew it his strong arm was around her
waist and lie had kissed her.
Ia q few minutes she recovered her
calm, but her dignity had flown. She
was only q weak woman after all, who
was striving TO do her plain duty; and she
tried to free herself from the strong young
arms that held her in SO close and so COM
forting q clasp; for, poor child, her father
was only week deadi
Don't, JabeZ,n was all she could say.
"And why not, Martie? Why shall
not love and comfort my dear little wife
that is to be?n
sob, dear" said Martha, despairingly.
''Oh, dear! Oh, Jabez, please don't, for
this is not possible"
"And why not, MartieS Ever since we
were able to talk / have known you and
loved you; AMI all my life | have been
trying to deserve you. You have loved
me, too, haven't you? Well, then, why
isn't it possible, please tell me:''
Haven't you heard2 Don't you know:
JabeZ, feel as if il is my solemn duty 10
take care of these poor little children, and
not let them suffer. Father left nothing
but the farm; but there was always
enough for us all, and l must try to do
the best l can for them. And your-you
Il think we had better not see each other
any more, for''-
''There, that's just enough. You are
willing to throw me off for the sake oi
those children who have no earthly claim
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
<ne Woman of California.

I must mention two unmistakablo physical
features OF the single and sincere California
Eolna.l The first of these is her carly de-
vclopnc1t. I was called upon to address the
young ladies Of cur celebrated Mills aei1i-
l.ary-thc EassaT college Of tic Pacific coast
not long ago; but before had been Eve
minutes ca the stand found was speaking
to wonen-wo.ncn in body and women III
mind.
\ second and singularly beautiful feature
in tho coming Californian, this new woman
OF the new world, Is her golden hair. When
called upon TO speak to the girls OF tho high
school Of San Francisco q few weeks ago, it
was like locking over 4 yellow harvest field
And count this very singular, for wo have
@ dash of Moorish blood here-the Moor Of
the Alhanbra, the Arab Of the Jesuit fathers
Eo havo some OF the pure Castilian, it L.
true, but nearly all our Spanish blood i'd
plashod with the tawny blood OF eitGer thc
Moor or the native American Indian Then
again we have the kanaka in cur schools.
There are aiss many sw7lFti1y fol- FROM far
down the Pacific seas But over AMI above
all these towers tho tail California girl, her
head and shoulders laden with ripe wheat
joaquin sIiller il New York Stn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
CHRISTMAS MORNING.

Keen blew the wind across the naked void,
Giimmercd the SNOW fields white.
Aweary with longing, doubt and pain,
watched the silent night.
Nh, me! Joy comes and goes. but grief remains
Ny days shall comfort bring;
But harl,. Upon the frosty winter air
The Christmas chim;n5s ring
And, like a guilty ghost at breath of dawn
Ny coward meanings fly;
Echoes again tn a1oring song that ~'te
Beneath Judea's sky
And swceter, cloarer, louder, chino on chime,
Iins out 0, happy bcllsl
For every peal with jubilant refrain
The wondrous tidngs tells.
Louise Both -Hendrikson.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
NO. so

then. if your mother is able to bear it,
take hcr i'll II carriage and como down TO
my house this evening To dinner, and we
will discuss our new sign with Perkins
and Hancock on it. Yes, God bless US!
Oh, no, I'm not crazy I've jus. GENE TO
my senses, and he hurried home and as
tonished Mrs, Warner by handsome
crisp note for $50 and ordered dinner
which would have staggered her If she
had not lad so good beginning from her
sisters farm.
Ten years have passed since that time.
Peter Perkins is n round, happy man. 70
see his jolly, benigs. face glow al you from
over is.connter makes you involuntariiy
lock round for the other Cheeryhie
brother; and row if he was called he
would not so empty handed before his
Lord and Saviour.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
The 1Iurnmers of Scotland.

The mumners, guisers or guizards oc'
cllpied prominent place in all Christmas
obseryanccs in the early history of Scot
land, and this form Of Christmas amuse
ment was evidently a survival from the
Roman SatTrnali:,. In 1877 there were
.nummers On Christmas Eve in London
Later masking, Or "mumrling," was for
hidden by royal edict. An old piece o1
verse anent the munlmers reads:
'ra shorten winters sadness,
Sec where the folks with gladless
Disguised are al a-coming,
Right Wantonly a-mumninS,
Fa Ia
Whilst youthful sports are lasting.
To feastn?; turn out fasting
With revcis and with wasSails,
Make grief and care oHr vassals,
Fa Ia.
For youth it we'll beseemeth
That pleasure lie csteenleth,
And sullcn age is hated,
That nrth would hcve abated,
Fa 10.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
GULLIBILITY.

The wild phantoms and shrieking cries
of ii worthless humbug can make money by
imposing upon the crcdHlity and ignorance
Of an honest pa nlic and the supply Of this
species of work seems more than an adequate
demand. The enunciation Of facts-tncts
that have stool crucial tcsts-f2cts proven
by brain force and tangible evidence, should
satisfy all IaudabIc enterprises but tile
execrable practice Of teaching false ideas
and doctrines for srIf-aggrandzenent is
truly reprcheusblc and should be sCOrncd
Y all classes.
When one house tells you that Iodide Of
Potash is poison simply bcctu c their
opponents use it, and b.cause they are pam
derng to your ignorance, as they suppose,
YOU should look upon all such as arrant
frauds and their remedies as unworthy pub
lie confidence, aud If those who make such
assertions 10 not know better, they are a set
of unenviable ignoramuses.
Doctors and Hot Springs.
Hot Springs failed entirely to cure me of
several terrible, indoIent running ulcers on
INV legs with which | have been troubled
for MANY wears. Several doctors also at
tempted to cfrc me but failed. have used
only few bottles Of B Is. b. (made at At
lanta. Ga, and the effect has been truly
magical, as they have all healed and | am
cured. 1t is worth ali medicines made for
purifying the blood. THIS wonderful quick
cure has been effected after everything else
had failed. Your medicine is daisy, and
has done the business for me | have lived
here twenty-five years My general health
j. also improving, appetite and digestion
good. sleep soundly, and never felt bet
ter Doctors told me that | could not be
cured, but b. i. B. has cured me.
1t is decidedly the quickest, best and
cheapest blood purifier | ever used. 1t is
ahead of all others. AS to my case and its
cure refer to every merchant or profess
siopa man of Pine Bluff.
4. II. NORRIS, Cotton Buyer.
Pine Buff, Ark, May l2lh, 1886.
Cancerous Ulcers Cured.
] have been taking Botanic Blood Balm
Il; Il. b., and am about we'll of an ulcer
] had upon my nose for six years, said by
"a to be Il cancer. | refer t" Postmaster
Kenfroe, of Atlanta. @. 7. KELLAM.
Wrightsvile, Ga, May 3, 1886.
All who desire full information about
Gbr cause and cure of Blood Poison,
ScrofulA aud Scrofuious Swellings, Ul~
GERS, Screa, Rheumatism, Kidney Cons
pia!uts, Catarrh, etc can secure by mail
free, A crpY of our 31-page IIln~tratr Il
Book ot W u derS, filled with the most
wonderful nj startling proof ever be-
tore known. Address.
BLOOD BALM CO.
Atlanta, Ga.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
BRIGHTEST AND BEST.

Brightest AMI best of the s5oas o: TIC morning,
Dawn on our darkness and lend u3 thine aid;
Star ct the east, the h0ri2o: ;!;lo-2inc-,
Guide where our infant Rc(lecniyr j.; lsil.
Cold OIL his cradle til d4wslroI,s are G..rng,
Low lies his head with t,lr beasts oI the stall,
Angels adore i.in in slumb~r rcclilin--.
Ei.l!..:r a.la! GIonarch all S..vio.!r q a!l.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22
The Main Point yividIy Indicated.

had been about the story of the fiery furnace,
was telling her mother about il. "And.
mamma" she said, ''that naughty king
Heated an oven just as hot Us he could get it,
put three good mca III ard they wouldn't
cook Lit."-Syracuse Herald
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

Say. shall ye yicli him in costly devotion,
OdoIrs from Edom or offerings divine,
Gems from the mountain pearls from the ocean,
1IyrrA from the forest or gold from the mine:
Tainly offer each anpler oblation.
Vairly with gifts would his favor secure.
Richer by far is the hearts alteration,
Deare- tn God are the prayers Of the poor.
Old IITnn.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

Come, bring with noise,
NJ merry. n..,ry bcvs
The ChriSt-...tS log t.a the firing.
Wh.l' my good dame she
Di,is Won all he free
Aud dFiaa To your hearty desiring.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
Plenty OF Piuck in This Yarn.

A Frankfort, KY, correspondent of
the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-J Journal
relates the following "reminiscences
showing the pluck "of Old Hickory"
I've seen the bushes many g. time
behind which Russell Bean concealed
himself when Jackson compelled him
to answer the summons of the court.
Bean did not like the appearance Of
his newly-born child, and in his anger
ne took knife and slit it's ear. He
was indicted by the grand jury and g.
warrant issued for his arrest. Gen.
jackson was judge then of that dis
trict, and wnen the sheriff reported
that he could not arrest the prisoner
unless he killed him in the attempt,
the Judge said: "You haven't sum-
moned the right kind of men to your
aid" "Your honor" said the sheriff,
jocularlY, 81 summon YOU" The
Judge got off the bench, without
saying another word, went home
and buckled on his pistols and
proceeded alone to g. little hill, where
Bean was hiding. He called Bean and
told him he must obey the law; Bean
said: $50 way, general: | don't want
to hurt you
Deliver yourself up to me at once
said the general. Bean said he would
not, when bang went the pistol. The
ball passed through Beams Whiskers
and grazed his cheek and the scalp,
Just above the ear. He cried out
quickly: "Don't shoot again, general;
Pm coming" He was marched to the
Jail by the general as g. special bailiff,
who, when he had turned the prisoner
over to thejailer, got On the bench and
opened court to try the case Suisse
quently the prisoner was convicted,
and as we had no penitentiary in Ten
nesee at that time, he was ordered TO
be branded in the right hand with the
letter "M." As soon as the brand
ing-iron was applied and released,
and while the steam was still arising
from the burnt flesh, the prisoner put
his hand to his mouth and bit out a
large mouthful of the flesh and said:
sThere now, take your brand"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
Quail and Cat Fight.
From the Chico (Cal.) Enterprise

FROM the CulCO (Cdl EAutcl plloC'
In the yard of A. A. Bruner some
quail from the Rancho Chico have
taken up their abode and built their
nest. A few days ago there was q
pretty little brood Matched out, and
the mother quail was proud OF her
progeny and took pleasure ID caring
for them. Mr.. Bruner encouraged her
in providing for the wants OF theyoung
family by putting within reach soft
feed suitable for the baby qualis. Last
Sunday a Maltese cat belonging to
Harry Fuller made it's appearance In
the yard on a foraging expedition and
watching the opportunity, made g
dash at the femail quail, caughtit and
was taking it prisoner to his own do
main, there to devour his prey at leis-
ure. The cry and noise made by the
struggling of the bird Wac soon noticed
by the male, who came to the rescue,
and a regular battle ensued. The male
bird made vicious attack upon the
cat, pecking with the beak and striking
with the wings until he forced the cat
to surrender and release the female.
The two birds got upon the fence and
watched the retreating form Of the cat
with evident signs of pleasure and sat-
isfaction, and no doubt congratulate
ING each other in bird lingo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
Hard Water DeIeterious.

sour water is very hard here" I
have heard that remark over and
over again from the heads of families
living In the country, who never sus-
pected that such hardness rendered it
INJURIOUS to the health Of the family.
They would and will-long after this
paper is read and forgotten-be con-
tent to put an oyster shell in the tea
kettle and a pinch of carbonate OF
soda in the teapot, but they make no
attempt to soften the water they
drink or cook with.
People will tell you that the boiling
of water separates the insoiuble
salts, and renders the water soft.
The fact is that boiling softens what
is called temporary hardness. 1t is
the carbonate acid in the water which
holds these insoluble earths up, but
as soon as the gas is driven off by
heat they are deposited and form the
well.known crust Or fur of the tea ket-
tie.
Is hard water really deleterious TO
the health? It will depend upon the
amount OF mineral salts or earth it
contains. A person may be ailing and
blame the water he consumes, but we
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Do you hear the candal-mongers
Passing by,
Breathing poison In whisper,
In a sigh
Moving cautiously and slew,
Smiling sweetly as they go.
Never noisy-gliding smoothly as snaAe-
Supping here and sliding there
Through the meadows fresh and falr'
Leaving subtle slime and poison in their wake.
Saw you not the scandal-monger
AS she sat,
Beaming brightly meath the roses
On her hat?
In her dainty gloves and dress
Angel-lika aud nothing less,
Seemed she, casting smiles ana pleasing Wofos
Once she shrugged and shook her head
Raised her eyes and nothing said,
When you spoke of friends, and yet it left a
doubt.
Did YOU watch the scandalmonger
At the ball
Through the music, rhythm, beauty,
Light and all,
Moving here and moving there,
With whisper light as air,
Casting shadows on sister womans fame
Just q whispered word or glance,
AS she f1oated through the dance,
And a doubt forever hangs upon name.
You will find the scandal-mongers
Everywhere;
Sometimes men, but often women,
Young and fair;
Yet their tongues drip foulest slime,
Aud they spend their leisure time
Casting mud on those VINO CLIMB py "orK ano
WORTH
Shun them, shun them as you go
Shun them, whether high or low,
They are but the cursed serpents Of the earth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
FARM AND HOME.
The Silent Ministry.

We
There is silent ministry
That knows no right OF book or bell;
That eye divine alone can see,
And Heavens own language only tell.
It has no affairs and no fame.
No waiting crowd, no tunefui choir;
1t serves from beds of speeches. pain,
From lips that anguish brands with fire.
From homes of want and loss, and woe,
Its worship rises up to Him,
Who hears those accents faint and low,
Through the loud praise OF cherubim
The dauntless heart, the patient soul,
That faces life's severest stress
With smiling front and stern control,
Intent its suffering kin to bless;
The meek. who gather every hour
From brier and thorn and wayside tree
The largest scant of fruit or Hover,
The harvest OF humility.
The tempered will that bows to God,
And knows Him good though tempests lower
That owns the judgments of His rod
Are but the hidings of his power;
That sees the sun behind the cloud
Intent to labor, pray, and wait;
Whatever winds blow low or loud,
Sure of the harbor, soon or late;
Like the small blossoms by way,
Enduring cold, enjoying the sum-
In rain. or snow, or sprinkling spray,
Cheerful till all their life is done.
Dear homely ministers OF love,
Used and forgot, like light and air,
All when we reach that life above
They will be stately seraphs there
Rose Terry Cooke.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13

are surrounded by so many influences
de,eterious to the health that it might
be unfair to blame the water alto
gether. At the same time the invalid
NAV rest assured that the use OF hard
water is one of the abiding causes of
his trouble.
We easily know when washing our
hands whether the water Is hard or
not, it being most difficult 60 form
Iather with hard water. This fact led
DR.. Clark. of Aberdeen, to adopt what
is called the soap test for ascertalnlng
the hardness Of water.
This test need not here be described.
But the following truths should be
borne in mind regarding water which
refuses q lather with soap:
l. Such water is the reverse OF ben
efcia, to tho skin OF either the hands
or the face, and is to blame for many
blemishes OF both, irclu ling chapped
hands In winter, roughness, scaliness,
etc.
2. That as the main use OF the
morning bath is to keep the skin in
good working order, such aresuIt can
not be obtained if the water be
hard. On the contrary the skin is in
iured quite as much as it would be by
the use of too alkaline soap. n. B.
1t should be indeiibly fixed in the mind
that anything which prevents or IN
terferes with the proper action OF the
skin, paves the way to impurities of
the blood, to attacks of cold, to rheu
matism, and to dyspepsia and all its
attendant evils.
5. If, in addition to bathing and
washing in such water, it is also used
for drinking purposes, matters are
made worse. Many kinds OF hard
water have tendency to produce the
ithic acid diathesis. If, falling short
of so dire result, hard water merely
constipates or dries the system, sure
ly this is bad enough; for the contin-
uance of such g. state will assuredly
end in dyspepsia, the forerunner OF q
thousand Ills. It renders the liver
sluggish, and dull5 and blunts the
sensibiiities of brain and nerve, SO
that one has far less pleasure, if not
actual WEAKNESS in living.
4. Hard water wastes and spoils
good tea, it renders both vegetables
and meat difficult of digestion, and
even interferes with the proper baking
of bread.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
She Was Too Much for Him.

w. W. Corcoran, OF Washington,
was the owner of g. fine hotel at Nash
vile, Tenn. Mrs. Freeman, wealthy
widow, owned g. fine brown stone
house adjoining. Mr.. Corcoran sent
Mrs. Freeman note, saying that ne
intended enlarging his hotel, and that
he would be pleased to know the
value which she placed upon her
house, and that he would send her a.
check for the amount. This was lorc-
ly but not successful. Mrs. Freeman,
whose wealth was reckoned by the mill
ions, replied that she thought OF en-
larging her flower garden, and If Mr..
Corcoran would kindly place value
on his hotel she would be delighted to
send him check for the amount.